Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Abstract nouns

I know exactly what you mean when you talk about apples or bananas. However, when you talk about God, love or consciousness I can never be sure what you have in mind. Abstract nouns have different meanings to different people. So when we discuss consciousness, for example, maybe we are not talking about the same thing. Maybe it is like if you talk about lavender in southern France and I talk about cherry trees in Scandinavia.

1 comment:

That's because they are not concepts in the mind. There is another faculty that we have access to... this is what one wakes up to.. and it cannot be adequately described with words.You have to experience consciousness, love, etc. To understand it with heart intelligence... the "greater" Intelligence.